The official OPE daycare thread

[Bill G]

Everyone loves a good hoe down........

 

[Bill G]

We just talked in an abandoned parking lot with a couple other people until almost 10pm

There are better things to do with a girl in a "abandoned" parking lot than just talk.

I will say I preferred parking in our corn fields.
That is until the night Dad decided to come back for one last load at 10PM.........

 

[LAWN BOY]

Last week I ordered a lawn boy 1300 weed whacker powerhead from eBay for $75, half of what the seller initially wanted. Today it came and the box was awfully large, he included ANOTHER lawn boy weed whacker powerhead! Another model. Made my day. I do have at least 1 spare shaft for these. Looking forward to working on them tomorrow along with a wheelie bar build for my John Deere wheelie mower and working on my Allis Chalmers 610. Today was bucking bulls and spreading manure at work

 

[Wonkydonkey]

What happened with the hoes?

We just talked in an abandoned parking lot with a couple other people until almost 10pm

 

[Bill G]

............Today was bucking bulls and spreading manure at work

Eh?

 

[LAWN BOY]

There's a good reason I chose the username I did.

 

[LAWN BOY]

Just got this running:

Next is oil change, new breather, new tires(ags in the back), and a chrome stack. Not sure I'm keeping it tho. I gotta fix the hydro disengagement thing before I can drive it.

 

[LAWN BOY]

I was able to test drive my John Deere 312 the other day.
This morning I drove 30 minutes plus each way to buy a homelite zip chainsaw powerhead with a homelite ez brush cutter attachment on it for $40. Turns over. Recoil needs to be fixed. In good shape for a zip. I'm not keen on keeping it as I wanted the xl12/SuperXL brush cutters much more. Would love to trade the zip powerhead for a proper EZ.

 

[Mastermind]

I was able to test drive my John Deere 312 the other day.
This morning I drove 30 minutes plus each way to buy a homelite zip chainsaw powerhead with a homelite ez brush cutter attachment on it for $40. Turns over. Recoil needs to be fixed. In good shape for a zip. I'm not keen on keeping it as I wanted the xl12/SuperXL brush cutters much more. Would love to trade the zip powerhead for a proper EZ. View attachment 465518View attachment 465519View attachment 465520View attachment 465521

I got a hernia just looking at that beast.

 

[Bill G]

Around 25 years ago I bought a XL-12/SXL brush cutter. I ran it for less than 5 minutes and put it in the shed. My Stihl FS550, FS350 and Husky 555 are heavy enough.

 

[LAWN BOY]

Today's free haul. All are for resale or trade. Also getting a large utility trailer tomorrow for free from the same guy.

 

[LAWN BOY]

Had some fun in the sandbox today...

 

[LAWN BOY]

Got another load of free stuff today, from a guy I previously did traded some model cars to for a lawn tractor for resale, all for resale. The Poulan and craftsman push mowers and honda gcv 190 all run great. Other 2 units are for parts.
The utility trailer I got for free yesterday with a homelite c7 chainsaw that runs is already sold for $125, it was a 5x13, I sold it because in addition to lights wiring, a jack, and a floor it also needed metal brackets to hold up the leaf springs, they were rusted out, also the tires were super old.

 

[LAWN BOY]

Today's $35 haul is 2 Chinese mini quads, a husky 55 rancher, Poulan wild thing, toro brushcutter, pulsar and Tecumseh recoils, and Toyota sr5 emblem.

 

[Mastermind]

Today's $35 haul is 2 Chinese mini quads, a husky 55 rancher, Poulan wild thing, toro brushcutter, pulsar and Tecumseh recoils, and Toyota sr5 emblem.View attachment 466388View attachment 466389

You must have a hell of a junk pile.

 

[LAWN BOY]

You must have a hell of a junk pile.

The amount of stuff I have has gotten insane. I always have a scrap pile going though. I'll be going to the scrap yard as soon as I get my new to me tandem axle trailer hopefully this week. I salvage every usable part off of everything before I scrap it.

 

[Firewood Hoarder]

Today's $35 haul is 2 Chinese mini quads, a husky 55 rancher, Poulan wild thing, toro brushcutter, pulsar and Tecumseh recoils, and Toyota sr5 emblem.View attachment 466388View attachment 466389

I had a homelite bandit string trimmer identical to that one in your truck bed. I fought with that thing for years. Always had air leaks, always had fuel leaks. Spent more time screwing with it than any other 2 stroke I've owned

I lost it one day after the fuel tank split and covered my back in premix. I did my best Gallager impression on the concrete in the driveway with it and went and bought a new trimmer.

Free can be too expensive lol

 

[hacskaroly]

The 55 Husky is an awesome little saw, rebuilt one and gave it to my friend, he loves huskys with tweakable carbs and really likes that saw for its size to power ratio. I have a case, cover and coil for another that I will rebuild at some point. Great saw!

 

[LAWN BOY]

I had a homelite bandit string trimmer identical to that one in your truck bed. I fought with that thing for years. Always had air leaks, always had fuel leaks. Spent more time screwing with it than any other 2 stroke I've owned

I lost it one day after the fuel tank split and covered my back in premix. I did my best Gallager impression on the concrete in the driveway with it and went and bought a new trimmer.

Free can be too expensive lol

I've had 3 and from my experience they are not bad...

The 55 Husky is an awesome little saw, rebuilt one and gave it to my friend, he loves huskys with tweakable carbs and really likes that saw for its size to power ratio. I have a case, cover and coil for another that I will rebuild at some point. Great saw!

Ya they're pretty good. I already have one actually.

 

[farminkarman]

Free can be too expensive lol

Yes sir! I have had to take several junk saws over the past couple years that came as part of a package “deal”. I’ve learned which ones just need to go in the trash.